DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an authentication system used to check that an email has been sent by an authenticated mail server or individual. An electronic signature is attached to the email message’s header by using a private encryption key. When the email is received, a public key that is available in the global Domain Name System is used to confirm who actually sent it and if its content has been changed in any way. The chief function of DKIM is to stop the widespread scam and spam messages, as it makes it impossible to fake an email address. If a message is sent from an email address claiming to belong to your bank or financial institution, for instance, but the signature doesn’t match, you will either not get the email message at all, or you’ll receive it with a warning notice that most likely it’s not authentic. It depends on mail service providers what exactly will happen with an email which fails the signature test. DKIM will also provide you with an added layer of protection when you communicate with your business partners, for example, as they can see for themselves that all the messages that you exchange are legitimate and haven’t been tampered with in the meantime.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Website Hosting
The DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality is activated by default for all domain names that are hosted in a shared website hosting account on our cloud platform, so you will not need to do anything on your end to enable it. The only condition is that the particular domain should be hosted in an account on our end using our MX and NS records, so that the e-mails will go through our mail servers. The private key will be generated on the server and the TXT record, which includes the public key, will be published to the global DNS system automatically, so you will not need to do anything manually on your end in order to activate this functionality. The DomainKeys Identified Mail email validation system will enable you to send out trustable email messages, so if you are sending offers or a newsletter to customers, for example, your email messages will always reach their target viewers, whereas unsolicited 3rd parties will not be able to spoof your email addresses.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you pick any of the semi-dedicated plans that we’re offering, you’ll be able to use DomainKeys Identified Mail protection with any domain that you register through your new account without any manual setup, as our cutting-edge cloud platform will set up all the necessary records automatically, provided that the domain name uses our name servers. The aforementioned is required for a TXT record to be set up for the domain, as this is how the public cryptographic key can become available in the global Domain Name System. The private key will also be added automatically to our mail servers, so every time you send out a new email message, it will have our platform’s electronic signature. The number of spam messages continues to rise every year and quite frequently counterfeit email addresses are used, but when you use our hosting services, you and your clients or partners will not have to worry about that.